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 Ive seen a new perspective on cast log out of eye.....its not condemning.  It is simply a proper order of things.   The plumber should fix his own pipes. The electrician his electrical systems. The computer technician his computer systems. Therefore likewise, a counselor must heed their own counsel.  And a leader must be able to follow direction himself, even sometimes his own leadership principles. 

  Quick thought about rebuke versus facilitation of remedy.  Rebuke is such a harsh word, but I want to include in the concept any time you lovingly try to correct someone.  For sake of discussion, consider the two polarities of a response: Either the person will receive it, possibly apologize, and generally reflect how he or she may improve;  or in the opposite, the person will reject, take offense, and possibly become angry or belligerent.  (Between these, often people merely think you're a pain, ignore you, excuse themselves. ) RECEIVE - HUMBLE, REPENTANT, TEACHABLE HEART  VS REJECT -  PROUD, ANGRY, HARD HEART The one giving the rebuke however ought to consider their job is not merely to point out error, but to facilitate a resolve.  Now it may not be wrong to suggest or outright bluntly rebuke a person, but if done so with extremity of words, it may tip the person from one side to the other depending on where or whether they are w...

 In Genesis God creating things each day said, It is Good, and then suddenly he says in Gen 2:18, it is NOT GOOD for man to be alone.   The question posed is, how is it not good?   Qualitatively or Ethically?   Was God saying merely that his work was incomplete, and needed improvement, or that there was something unrighteous about Adam being alone? Dr.  Tackett argues that this statement is  ethically  not good because aloneness does not mirror the Divine social order.   We can see mentions of the Godhead saying, "Let us make man in Our image."   While God is well known in Hebrew, Echad, One, we know that in the New Testament Jesus reveals a Father, Son, Holy Spirit interaction with mankind.    It was not that Adam was imperfectly made, it was that a method of demonstrating family to parallel the family of God had yet to be created.  Eve was not made a separate man, but out of the man she was made, to b...

When engaging with the world, people will come from a world-view that is not Christian.  It is important that Believers not jump to the conclusion that they will reason in the same way as our Christian friends.  It has been a historical privilege in America that by and large our generations have been cultured in basic Bible understanding.  This is gradually dissipating and being replaced by what most call secularism, which is disguised anti-God theology.  The Truth Project exposes many of their subtleties, and offers the informed Believer tools to help refute underlying assumptions that turn a "well I don't know" into "absolutely not" or "affirmatively it must be this way."  Let your yes be yes, and no no, and be convinced thoroughly of who the Creator is and why it must be so. Truth #1: God's Existence is Plain as Day, Not Obscure  Nature does not whisper or hint about Creator God, it shouts.   Romans 1:20 states plainly (for the Believer to unde...